---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 14:04:52 -0700 From: "Matt Rosenberg, Geography Guide, http://geography.miningco.com" <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: "Doubly-landlocked countries" (fwd) Hi, Yes, a doubly-landlocked country is one that is surrounded by landlocked countries. The two are Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein. I hope this helps! Best, Matt Rosenberg [log in to unmask] Geography Guide at The Mining Co. http://geography.miningco.com Author, "The Handy Geography Answer Book" http://home.earthlink.net/~geoguide At 04:40 PM 9/2/98 -0400, you wrote: >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:55:18 MST7MDT >From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: "Doubly-landlocked countries" > >Another odd question: I was asked what the term "doubly-landlocked" >means. This person heard it in the context of there being only two >countries in the world that are "doubly-landlocked," one of >them being Uzbekistan.* My only idea is that it means you have to >traverse two countries to reach the sea from these countries. Anyone >else have insight on this term? >(* Deliberately left the other out; trivia quiz: name the other >"doubly-landlocked nation!) --- Ken Rockwell, U of U, Utah, USA >